Disney’s classics have been well-loved for years, but as Disney princesses continue to change over time and become more active characters in their own films, discussion surrounding princesses in earlier films has become more critical.
From Snow White naively taking a bite of a suspicious apple to Cinderella’s passivity in waiting to be rescued, the choices that these princesses make, or do not make, have been called into question, especially compared to more active and recent Disney princesses.
However, there is typically more to these fairy tales than meets the eye.
And no Disney princess movie demonstrates this type of storytelling better than Sleeping Beauty.
Despite being the focus of the fairy tale, the titular character is given the least amount of screen time among the main cast; she is on-screen for only about 18 minutes out of an 85-minute runtime and speaks her final line of dialogue halfway through.
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